Paperbacks, Etc.
Here are some nice non-Heinlein paperback covers—and a few other things as well—in my collection.
For “The Fireman,” the earlier novelette version of Fahrenheit 451 first published in the February 1951 issue of Galaxy, see my Other SF Art - Pulp Magazines page.
Not a paperback but an “etc.”—The Literature to Life Award given to Bradbury by the American Place Theatre in 2009. Note the opening lines of Fahrenheit 451. This came out of Ray Bradbury’s personal estate, and I was fortunate enough to pick it up at auction in 2014. Looks rather handsome on my bookshelf, doesn’t it...?
Another “not a paperback” item: Genesis by the incomparable Jim Burns, painted in 1997. Mind you, I believe this scene indeed was used as a book cover, but obviously this is no book I’ve photographed here—it’s the original painting purchased directly from the artist himself! I took this outside on a sunny day for the rich lighting, so the glass is giving us some reflection of the trees and sky behind me, but who cares? It’s an original Jim Burns!
The painting itself thus is off the market, but if you’d like a signed print of other works directly from the artist, you can get one here: http://www.alisoneldred.com/imageJimBurns-Illustration-0-52.html. Burns is a true gent, and wonderful to work with.
The painting itself thus is off the market, but if you’d like a signed print of other works directly from the artist, you can get one here: http://www.alisoneldred.com/imageJimBurns-Illustration-0-52.html. Burns is a true gent, and wonderful to work with.
Another “not a paperback,” but at least I know it’s art: my 8-foot mobile of the solar system. Click the pic for an 18-second video.